Articles

Simple Steganography on NTFS when using the NSRL

First published October 2009 Adam Hurwitz [email protected] Business Intelligence Associates, Inc. 39 Broadway, NYC, NY 10006 Abstract NTFS is structured so that there can be a physical separation of the data that comprises a file and the properties or metadata

E-mail and appointment falsification analysis

First published September 2009 Analysis of e-mail and appointment falsification on Microsoft Outlook/Exchange By Joachim Metz Hoffmann Investigations www.hoffmannbv.nl Version: 1.0 Joachim Metz August 17, 2009 Initial version. Summary In digital forensic analysis it is sometimes required to be able

Experiences as a recent graduate

First published September 2009 Name withheld After graduating in the Summer of 2009, I knew that it would not be easy to find employment in a Computer Forensic related role. More specifically, I knew that the state of the UK’s

Alternatives to Helix3

First published August 2009 by BJ Gleason Author’s note: The article you are about to read was originally written in March 2009. The kind people at Linux+DVD magazine have allowed us to make my articles available after the printed version

Graduates: produce an excellent CV

First published July 2009 In this short article, David Sullivan of www.appointments-uk.co.uk, a specialist computer forensics recruiter, looks at how graduates can increase your chances of being selected for interview by improving your CV. David can be contacted at: [email protected]

Forensic Investigation of Instant Messenger Histories

First published July 2009 by Belkasoft http://www.belkasoft.com What is an Instant Messenger? According to Wikipedia, “instant messaging (IM) is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. The text is conveyed via devices connected

Build Your Own Digital Evidence Collection Kit

First published June 2009 by David Kovar, NetCerto, Inc. Overview Collecting evidence accurately is clearly a foundational element for any ediscovery or forensics analysis project. The equipment required is important, but so are the supporting items – office supplies, forms,

Checking Masts – Cell Site Analysis (CSA)

First published March 2009 by Greg Smith Mobile Telephone Evidence & Forensics trewmte.blogspot.com Since linking with Jamie Morris at Forensic Focus to create a Mobile Forensics Discussion Forumto bring mobile telephone evidence to a wider audience, I have had several

Recording Telephone Calls

First published March 2009 by Greg Smith Mobile Telephone Evidence & Forensics trewmte.blogspot.com A question that often gets asked is “Can I record a telephone call?” and the answer to that is that you can (according to publicly available material),

Mobile Phone and GPS Forensics – Some Thoughts

First published February 2009 by Greg Smith Mobile Telephone Evidence & Forensics trewmte.blogspot.com Mobile telephones are the predominate wireless telecommunications device throughout the world and most certainly in the UK they predominate other technologies, where ownership has reached well over

Malicious Phone Call Legislation in the UK

First published February 2009 by Greg Smith Mobile Telephone Evidence & Forensics trewmte.blogspot.com It is being noted that there is an exponential growth in harassing and intimidating calls from financial companies, card companies and from outsource debt collection firms chasing